The names of three of the greatest monsters on the seas today came from the Acting Fleet Admiral's lips.
No one doubted the truth of the veteran Marine's words.
Still, everyone present drew another sharp breath.
Sengoku's insight was undoubtedly greater than theirs, and he could see far more.
No one asked why talent like this had not come from the Marines.
They knew it was difficult for the Marines to cultivate such a monster.
To date, the strongest Marine in that age group had been the former Admiral Candidate Monkey D. Dragon, who had already left the Marines.
Even Dragon had not been as dominant as Bullet at the same age.
It was not that Dragon had less potential than Bullet.
They had to admit that it came down to the environment in which they grew up.
The Kronos Kingdom offered better training and opportunities for growth.
Besides, the Marines could not produce a top-tier Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit.
Of course, they could apply to the World Government for one, but whether the World Government would agree was another matter.
The World Government could certainly provide a Mythical Zoan, but it would use one as leverage to recruit young monsters.
Of the three monsters currently in the Marines and their three Logia Devil Fruits, not a single fruit had come from the Marines. They had all obtained theirs through their own fortunate encounters.
Of course, they had certainly drawn on the Marines' resources along the way.
After all, Sakazuki had obtained the Magma-Magma Fruit with help from the former Marine Admiral, "Day Tiger" Davis.
Without Davis's intelligence, Sakazuki would never even have heard about that Devil Fruit.
There had even been pressure from the World Government behind the scenes, and the Magma-Magma Fruit had been highly likely to fall